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Just did reread. Atticus, when ur saying just run the synthetic. Ur saying just Get long the put/short the call ATM as opposed to this Short deep ITM call business?

Thanks guys for the explanation. Been awhile since I have been thinking about trades like this. If it did work, yes I could see how it's not that bad. Same delta correlation to underlying & no theta burn to worry about. But, easily assigned. No free lunch expression applies here. Markets adjust...

Was talking to a former CBOE floor trader this am. He suggested in lieu of all the restrictions, fees, lack of availabity when trying to establish a short stock position was to sell deep ITM calls for parity. Basically, understood him right up to the "parity" part. I understand parity, but...

Maybe you guys could Offer some direction, I use Esignal delayed data & take my signals off of dailies & later timeframes. To avoid tapping thru 400 charts everynight, do I need to interface with their API if I were to construct something in excel to see what signals were generated off of my...

Been nice or refrain. Thanx.

Looks like we have a possibly rally coming. USDA report is tomorrow

Heech, Just checking back in. Looks like selling the calls in WTI was quite the trade over the course of this down leg. I wonder if this trade might be still viable especially after yesterday's multi handle rally. But got the sense that this down leg is a little long in tooth. Don't...

Froglet, Not a bond trader nor have the strong working knowledge that some of the other posters here. But, I can make a suggestion for comprehending this and other areas of finance. Just make a point of everyday reading the newspaper, the best being the WSJ. Just pick it up and everyday read...

Looks like Mar/July Wheat is about to take out spread lows. Any fundamental factors at play here that might act as a floor? Or is it about to trade thru the -44c low?

Marty, Thanks for sharing. As always you are an encyclopedia of trading/product knowledge. Was amazed after looking at the MM link how illiquid the posted volume is in the Three-Month EURIBOR Futures. Being a MM instrument figured there would be HUGE volume...

Atticus, meaning that if there is no pronounced skew in the WTI calls, being short call premium does not make for a favorable trade?

There was an article on risk.net yesterday saying Mexico's national oil company, PEMEX, Was driving the skew in puts on the Brent contract. http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/news/2099840/mexico-driving-skew-brent-brokers Personally, I think it's the market responding to the crappy economic...

I wouldn't get to worked up over this. My guess CME will stay exactly where it Is, in Chicago. This same game went on a few years back in NYC with the NYSE possibly relocating across the Hudson River to NJ. It never took off. At the end of the day a deal gets cuts to keep them from moving...

Can you forward on that barchart link that accepts spread formulas?

Bronk, Honestly.....All in the game are to blame and have to take responsibility. Blame the CEO's, the union leadership, the city and state agencies that all set the rates and yes, blame "the hand" as well. It's their working of the system that at the end of the day it's the regular citizen...

Bronks, where should I start? Union labor in NYC is a lil spoiled and has a sense of entitlement. The premiums being paid for work to be performed are too high given the productivity received. One really has to ask the question why is a union carpenter or electrician is making more than say...

"50K to 7 figures in 6 months" Lights, No doubt about it. Walk into any prop firm. There is always one guy that has pulled off that feat. He's usually in a room away from the other traders behind a glass window etc etc. But, that type of trader is 1 in 50. He is the exception. His/her...

I'd pay $6000 not to listen to this and stay on thread topic.

Speaking of soy complex spread trades, anyone watch the ZM N/Z spread lately? Moved from 4.80 to 11 handle even in the last few days. Any clue on the drivers behind the move? J-Law

Those sound like great platforms to trade off of. IB's spreadtrader (forget about their charts) not one of their strong points. Yes, Bone. Thanks for sharing.